Andrew J. Lanza
What this job does: Your district's vote in the New York State Senate (63 members). Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and approve the governor's picks for top jobs and for judges on the state's highest court. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Senator, District 24 (since 2007)
- Occupation
- State Senator; attorney
Background
- Member of the New York State Senate, District 24, since 2007. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Member of the New York City Council, 51st District, from 2002 to 2006. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Former assistant district attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and senior auditor at KPMG Peat Marwick; managing member and general counsel at Mercury Securities LLC. source: en.wikipedia.org
- B.S. in accounting from St. John's University and J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Wrote the I-STOP law, which created an online system for tracking prescriptions of controlled substances. source: branch.vote
In their own words
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- Tax reductions, including limits on New York City property tax increases source: branch.vote
- Oppose funding cuts to Staten Island hospitals and nursing homes source: branch.vote
- GPS monitoring devices with orders of protection source: branch.vote
- Keep school bus service for Staten Island seventh and eighth graders source: branch.vote
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